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Tune in for Opening Week

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The NBA's more player-friendly 2017-18 schedule will begin in mid-October. Tune in to catch some of the best opening week matchups on ESPN/WatchESPN.

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Bucks expand basketball operations staff

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The Bucks announced a number of additions to their basketball operations staff Wednesday: Milt Newton as Assistant General Manager, David Mincberg as Director of Basketball Strategy, Tony Bollier as Director of Basketball Operations and Ronald Dupree as Scout. They also named Frank Johnson as an assistant coach.

The Bucks could follow the model of the 2014 Golden State Warriors by building a superteam through the draft. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the crown jewel of Milwaukee's roster, but Jabari Parker, Malcolm Brogdon and Thon Maker all look like great picks too.

Ian Begley ESPN Staff Writer

There are several landing spots that make sense for guard Archie Goodwin, who was released by the Nets on Friday. Among them: Milwaukee, Dallas, the Clippers and Lakers. All four teams conceivably have space to add a young player like Goodwin. In 12 games with the Nets, Goodwin's third team, he averaged 8 points, 2.3 rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes per game. His contract was non-guaranteed for the coming season. Goodwin could now be claimed by a team. If not, the four-year veteran will be an unrestricted free agent.

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Nick Friedell ESPN Staff Writer

I thought Jabari Parker gave a great answer while discussing the growth he's felt on and off the floor throughout his time in Chicago.
"I didn't know I was like five years removed from AAU, so to think about that is surreal itself," Parker said on Thursday, while promoting the Jordan Brand's RE2PECT campaign. "But I always make sure I keep it here in Chicago. I always come back, make sure that I go back to the things that made me successful. And that's being around my friends, my family, going back to my old high school gym [at Simeon]. I'm low maintenance. I don't have a membership at East Bank Club. I go to 81st and Vincennes to work out, that's where my high school is."

Matthew Dellavedova, back home in Melbourne during "one of the least busy offseasons" he's ever experienced, says Milwaukee Bucks' young talent, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thon Maker, are ready to lift the team to the next level.